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Etsy takes aim at shipping and packaging in setting 2030 net-zero goal

GreenBiz

Etsy takes aim at shipping and packaging in setting 2030 net-zero goal. For Etsy, the e-commerce marketplace known for handmade items like jewelry, art and apparel, Scope 3 emissions make up 99 percent of the company's carbon footprint. We're gonna double down on advocating for the decarbonization of the logistics sector.

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bp Invests in Aviation Decarbonization Solutions Provider CHOOOSE

ESG Today

Climate tech startup CHOOOSE announced today the launch of a new partnership with energy giant bp, aimed at enhancing its decarbonization solutions for the aviation industry, and helping airlines to meet their sustainability obligations. As part of the partnership, bp is making a strategic investment in CHOOOSE.

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Amazon to buy bio jet fuel to lower air cargo emissions

GreenBiz

Amazon's plans to decarbonize its shipping supply chain isn't just focused on electrifying its delivery vans. Amazon's news doesn't just highlight the emergence of the bio jet fuel industry and the environmental spotlight on the airline industry, it also shows growing attention and worry around the carbon intensity of air cargo.

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Climate Outlook: An Encouraging Look at Corporate Action for Earth

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: Businesses are stepping up for the planet, investing in sustainable solutions and working towards decarbonization faster than any other period. Demand for carbon offsets is at an all-time high. They are moving towards decarbonization in creative and unique ways while offsetting what can’t be mitigated.

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Aviation is plotting a sustainable course

GreenBiz

In the climate world, aviation is referred to as a hard-to-abate sector, alongside other heavy industries — shipping, aluminum, cement and concrete, among others — that aren’t easy to decarbonize through redesign or electrification. body, set a course for airlines to offset emissions of international flights above a 2019-20 baseline.

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Blistering heat is ravaging tourism hotspots. Can the industry reinvent itself?

Corporate Knights

year-on-year between January and March, and tourist hotspots like Mykonos were overrun with cruise ship visitors this summer. A staggering 895 cruise ships were expected to visit Mykonos and the nearby island of Delos over the summer—a big jump from the 608 ships that docked there last year.

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Algae-to-Biofuel Company Viridos Raises $25 Million from Bill Gates, United Airlines & Chevron After Exxon Exits

ESG Today

Founded in 2005, Viridos has been focused on designing, bioengineering and deploying microalgae to produce algae oil at scale as the preferred feedstock for renewable fuels, such as sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel (RD), particularly for heavy transport applications such as airplanes, trucks, ships, and trains.